...Dark Pools are far away from the exchanges where most HFTs and pros trade. Hidden on their private venues, they have specialized orders that also are automated and trigger on specific price and time algorithms.....
....These are designed with such sophistication the Dark Pools rarely alter a trend and are in complete control creating platforms, which are narrower than a trading range but wider than a consolidation pattern....
....Since their orders are controlled bracketed orders that define a specific price range, this sideways price action has very concise highs and lows...
....Volume during accumulation often is below average, and only HFTs spike the volume and create weaker runs. As the stock moves down, which can occur even while accumulation is underway as the Dark Pool's goal is not to disturb the trend, the Accum/Dist indicator shows that the buying slows. The buying continues though as the stock drops to a lower fundamental support level....
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